Billstedt (Hamburg U-Bahn station)

Billstedt
Hamburg U-Bahn station

Location	Billstedter Platz 22111 Hamburg, Germany
Coordinates	53°32′33″N 10°06′25″E / 53.54250°N 10.10694°E / 53.54250; 10.10694Coordinates: 53°32′33″N 10°06′25″E / 53.54250°N 10.10694°E / 53.54250; 10.10694
Operated by	Hamburger Hochbahn AG
Line(s)	U2 U4
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus, Taxi
Construction
Bicycle facilities	Bike and ride
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	BI
History
Opened	28 September 1969^[1]
Location
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Billstedt is a major rapid transit station on the Hamburg U-Bahn lines U2 and U4. For line U2, Billstedt is a through station; for line U4, it is currently terminus station. Intermodal connections are available to local and regional buses. The station is located in the Hamburg district of Billstedt, Germany. Billstedt is part of the borough of Hamburg-Mitte.

History

The station was opened in 1969, and initially served as terminus station for line U3 until opening of Merkenstraße station in May 1970.^[2]

Layout

The entrance to trains and shopping mall

The station's layout is using a natural depression for the rail tracks to sit below street level, but nevertheless above ground level. The platforms for the U-Bahn trains are capped by the ZOB Billstedt, a central bus station. Adjacent to the bus station is Billstedt-Center, a 40,000 m² (430,000 sq ft) large shopping mall.

Service

Trains

Billstedt U-Bahn station is served by Hamburg U-Bahn lines U2 and U4; departures into the inner-city are every 5 minutes; trains out east run every 10 minutes.^[1]

Preceding station		Hamburg U-Bahn		Following station
Legienstraße toward Niendorf Nord		U2		Merkenstraße toward Mümmelmannsberg
Legienstraße toward HafenCity Universität		U4		Terminus

Bus

Billstedt ZOB is served by ten HHA bus lines and a number of private bus operators.

References

1 2 "Billstedt". hamburger-untergrundbahn.de (in German). 5 August 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
↑ "Linienchronik". hochbahnbuch.de (in German). Retrieved 20 October 2014.

External links

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Line and route network plans by hvv.de (German) (English)
100 Jahre Hochbahn by hochbahn.de (German)

Rapid transit and commuter rail in Hamburg

Hamburger Verkehrsverbund (HVV) Public transport rail systems and operators in the Hamburg Metropolitan Region

Systems	Hamburg U-Bahn (lines: U1 · U2 · U3 · U4 · U5) Hamburg S-Bahn Hamburg A-Bahn Hamburg R-Bahn

Operators	U-Bahn: Hamburger Hochbahn S-Bahn: DB Regio · S-Bahn Hamburg GmbH A-Bahn: AKN Eisenbahn R-Bahn: Erixx · Eisenbahnen und Verkehrsbetriebe Elbe-Weser · Metronom Eisenbahngesellschaft · Nordbahn Eisenbahngesellschaft · Nord-Ostsee-Bahn

U2	Niendorf Nord Schippelsweg Joachim-Mähl-Straße Niendorf Markt Hagendeel Hagenbecks Tierpark Lutterothstraße Osterstraße Emilienstraße Christuskirche Schlump Messehallen Gänsemarkt (Oper) Jungfernstieg Hauptbahnhof Nord Berliner Tor Burgstraße Hammer Kirche Rauhes Haus Horner Rennbahn Legienstraße Billstedt Merkenstraße Steinfurther Allee Mümmelmannsberg

U4	HafenCity Universität Überseequartier Jungfernstieg Hauptbahnhof Nord Berliner Tor Burgstraße Hammer Kirche Rauhes Haus Horner Rennbahn Legienstraße Billstedt

Long distance railway stations: Hamburg Hauptbahnhof · Hamburg-Altona · Hamburg Dammtor · Hamburg-Harburg List of Hamburg U-Bahn stations · List of Hamburg S-Bahn stations

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